Drapery support



Aug. 14%, 1923.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I DRAPERY SUPPORT Filed M y 281920. 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 raiem aaa uaiszs. intifii unites stares 'snr v I ruenkn. reruns, or onioneo. i'nLINoIsl A i 1 I DRArERvs rPoRTi i Applicationfiled ivia as, 1920. Serial No. 384,870. 7

To allwh om itmay comm; e I j Other and further important objects of Be it kn'own that LVVFJRANK A. PETERS, a this invention will be apparent .fion1. tl1e citizen of the UniteclStates, and aresident disclosures in the specification anddrawof the city of Chicag -inthe county of Cook ings. p r 7 s and State of Illinis,h ave inventedlcertain Thednvention (in a preferred form.) is new'and useful Improvements in a Drapery illustrated. in the drawings and hereinafter Support; andl do herebydeclare that the .more'fullydescribed. i r following is a full; clear, and exact descrip- On the'drawings: p tion of the same. reference being had to the Figure 1 is an elevation of a window accompanying drawings, and to the nuframe having a curtain and draperies supmerals of reference marked thereon, which ported thereon byin improved device. forin'a part'ot this specification. I Figure2 is a si nllar view with the our 65 This invention relates to curtain and tains removed. H o 7 H drapery support-sand is particularly adapt- Figurej3 is an elevationotth'e main por ed for use with window curtains and the tions of the hanger and the adjusting delike. The-subjectof this invention constivices. p'arts being broken away. I V tutes improvements .upon 'a prior patent F igure, 4- is a top plan view oi the horigranted to me. No. 1,327,961, issued January zontal portion of the. bracket.

13. 1920 m this application also a com- Figure '5 is a, section taken on the line panion to, my copending case Serial No. ofFigure 3. w

381.324.1iled May Pith, 1920. f Figure 6 is a section taken on the line- Hitherto in washing or eleaningfwindows 6- 6 of Figure 3. showing the connection he- 75 it has been necessary to] either remove @the' tween the'horizontal and vertical elements.- curtains therefrom or supportthem in some 7 Figure .7 is, a section-taken on the line manner, thereby running the risk of damag- 7- 7 of Figure 4, 1 1

ing or rumpling same. W a r Figures 8. Qand 10a re', di iiierent views 7 Also, in changing Curtains. it has hereto-v a modification oi the connectionshown' in fore been necessary to ascend a stepladder Figure 6. p f t, which was accompanied with more or less 7 As shown on the drawings; s0 "danger and trouble. V i 4 The drapery supportneompr-ises two main 'O of th py-inciipal bject of this in portions, avertieal tube 12 anda horizontal vention is to provide means whereby winmember 14;; The vertical. tube 12 has in 85 dow curtains can be replaced without the use serted into its lower enda rod 16 held fixed r dd j V i i therein by a pin 18 On the end of the rod Another object-of the invention is to pro- I 16 is pivotedat 2O a-handle 22- The pivot vide a methodot supporting the curtains consists of a slot and ton ue connection as 9 while cleaning the windows. so'as not to in; shown, the purpose of which is hereinafter terfer'e with the work oi cleaning and also described. 7 a so that the curtains will not be soiled. Inside the *tube 12 and fitted slidablv Still another ohiect of this invention isf to therein is a rod 2if'ormed in an offset plate 7 nro'vide means whereby tree neeess' m'av be 26 at its upper end the nlate .26 being 'fasbad to the window for any urnose witho t tened to the upperright hand corner of the 95 disarranoing or runinlinn' the curtains. frame bv'serefws 28. The rod 24.- is ot such A further'ob iect of this invention is to a length as to extend to a bracket 30 fixed provide means whereby the window'niay be to the window frame by means of serews 32 opened-at anvtinie'tor nurnoses of vpnffli vat-a point approximatelv one-third of the tion withoutdangeriof snow soot or-thelilre height offtheframer The tube 12 is slid blowinguponthecurtains. v a Iable on-the rod and is held in adjusted Still' another obiect ofthe invention isto' position-in the bracket 30 bv means of a provide a hanger 'for the curtainswhieh has coiled spring 34 and a wedge lever 36 coact-e means for partly lowering'the same ,to ,ad-' ing therewith; The wedge lever36is proniit air andlight, said means being ordinavided with an ouenin'iq through which the p I rily invisible and out of the way; tube 12 passes and it is supportedatits inher end 'upon a projection 38 formed in the back of'the bracket. 7 p V 3 p At its upper end the tube 12 has brazed orl otherwise fixed thereto a su pernn men member {i has firmly secured to it many suitable manner at 42 the; horizontal meme ber 14. The member 1% maybe solderedor brazed thereto and apin 44: passed-therethrough-to help retain'itin position or the 3 horizontal. member may 'be attaehed to the V vertical'tube-in the manner shown, in; l?ig ures 8, 9 and'lO. Theendof-thelhorizontal tube or rod is flattened and then'bent back and dovvn at 46in the manner shoivn' and finally twisted through ninety degrees an d brought around the; vertiealtube Ias ates to be riveted in position, lnfthis fwayl the horr 'zontal member is fixed to thevertical' tube "memberto movetherewith. The horizontal member is: preferabl yfmade in two parallel teleseo in" sections. 'As shown inFi ure 4 1 w theflmain drapery support, consists ota rod 50 and a tube52 with the rod 1 5Q slidable therein; An auxiliary .eurtain'jsupfport eon- The"operationfis'as follovvs i sists'of the tube 54van d' rod, 56, which are telescopic removable iromth'e main portion of the device. TllQIiCl of therod 5O isbent baektoivardthewindovv and is shaped in the manner shown 'at58' in Figure "7. This end is adapted tofit into a spring clip fastened to the; upper left hand cornerof thewindovviframe. 'Iheendv 58of the rod; may,;befrea dily idetaehed fromsthe'spring clip 60 by a slightrpulli but displaced. accidentally as by'a' gust of Wind or the'like. 1

Whenever for any reason, freeac'cess-to the Window is desired, as when itlis to-pbe I cleaned; or fully" opened toudmit' airfesp ecially the case .ofFrench windows, the curtainsca'n be entirely removed from their normal osition in the window, by grasping theghanc le 22', swinging same" to a horizontal I position and theii'turnlng 1t lbackiso that the ,1 end of the bar 5,8'is pulled from thespring elip 60 and thehorizontalcurtain support with the curtains thereon is swung back in the manner or a doo r,"thereby ileavingthe i windovv'entirely vfree and unobstructed. The

tvedgelever 36' holds the vertical tube against any downward movement'b'ut admits of its free turning me horizontal plane aboutzits longitudinal, a kis.

V Wheneven i is desired to replace 3 the Y cnrtainsfftlieFeurtain supporting-member 'm'a'y be lowered to ayconvenient 'levehgas shown by the dotted lines '11'l;. FlgliI.2,"by"

first T disengaging the end 58 f'o'i' the bar 50. from-the spring" clip; 60 in the-manner just described and then theentire" support may el' dh P g t We ei .11.136 upwardagaiiist the tension ofthe's'pring 34,

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7 of the tube 12, vvl'iieh may be'thenheld in any adj ustedposition by releasingthe Wedge: V I V lever 36'. It Will be 'see'n that the *eurtains :ber40 'of-the shape shown in Figure 6; This can be lowered to such position at any time Whenitis desiredthat light or air be admittedlat theltop ofthe window' access" to thewindow at all times and a ready m'ethod 'o'f ehanging the ourtainswithf} outwdanger of falllngand also a' c nvenientx f This inventionprovidesa compaet-anden 7 tirely unnoticeable means of affording free means-of admittingair and light fomitne top'j oi"? the; wnidtw j itii ut;disarrangiiig I or removing the] eurta1ns;4 TheI horizontal" member is :mede;.-i1j1 telescoping sections so;

w i my ia' iu 'r e i th-lei vWindow and any convenient 'nieansot-retain V same in adj listed position be used,

struetion may -be varied. throughl'aQwide range Without departing from the principles 10f this;inventionpand I; thifefore do me I purpose limiting the patent] granted Otherwise than necessitated .by ithe prior art I claim: as'my invention prising a frame,- a vertical rodsec i-red to the 151,;A devce of the kind ass st tbmaim releasably holding the tube frorri 1.011g itudi v porting member" carried by the 'tube,

'iiiga frame, a ve'rticalrod secured at itsup;

, nal movement, and a.horizontal:eurtainsupi Ar,devicef fthe kind described compris 1' per end i to" the frame, :a tube slidable and E;

rotatable on the verticalrod a braeket fixed to the frameand means 'ini thebracketfor horizontal curtain supporting member can riedby the tube.

releasably holding the tube from longitu dinal movement, a pivoted operating handle fixedto thelower end of the.;tube,'-and av I 4:. I adeviceoftheielass described, arbd,

a fastening securing-the upperfend of said r rod,' a tube slidably mounted onqs.aid!rod, a 11 support vertically below sa-id fastening a d guiding saijdtube, whereby said; rod; ismai n tained vertical, s'aid support releasably holds. j g tube" from VQr -iQalli-mm ement fbllt ;perm l t ngzg 0 etion there f; and ineansisel V curedft'o'the lower end of thetiibe i fae li tate rotation thereof i; p w

5,. In a devicejof' the class described, I011,

a fastening jseouring'the upper end'fo t "said v say I 'a'Warej'that vnumeroul details of "conrod, a tube slidably mounted on said rod, In testimony whereof I have hereunto suba casing vertically below said fastening, scribed my name in the presence of two subsaid casing surrounding said tube, whereby scribing Witnesses.

said rod is maintained vertical, and clamp- FRANK A. PETERS. 5 ing means Within said casing releasably Witnesses:

holding said tube from vertical movement I CABL'roN HILLS,

but permitting rotative movement thereof. EARL M. HARDINE. 

